Official Program
2019 USROWING
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS July 9-14, 2019
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Table of Contents
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Welcome from Clermont County, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Welcome from Ohio Department of Natural Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Welcome from USRowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 USRowing & Harsha Lake: A Winning Combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2018 National Championship Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Map of East Fork State Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rowing 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2019 National Championships – Order of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Regional Map & Things To Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10 STAFF Jeff Blom President
Sarah Gleason
Marketing and Communications Manager
Joel Barnhill
Rowing Events Director
Margaret Bedilion Sales Manager
Amanda Berger
To our rowing athletes, coaches, officials, families and visitors:
On behalf of the Clermont County Convention and Visitors Bureau staff and board, we are thrilled to welcome the USRowing National Championships to our beautiful county! We are privileged to serve in a vibrant and family friendly destination with a host of exceptional outdoor recreational activities, local dining, retail and regional attractions. Please enjoy your visit and get out and discover all the great things that make Clermont County and the Cincinnati region such a wonderful place!
We would like to thank USRowing for selecting Harsha Lake at East Fork State Park to host the USRowing National Championships for 2019 through 2021. We wish all the teams, crews and individuals competing the best of luck in your respective events! You have dedicated the past several months and trained endless hours to get here. In our hearts and minds, you are all winners! We would also like to thank our event sponsors, local organizing committee and army of volunteers. You helped to make this event possible. Lastly, you will make some precious memories, so please share your photos with us! We want to come along on your journeys this week, both in and out of the water. Thank you and good luck! Jeffrey R. Blom President
James A. Comodeca Chairman of the Board
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Digital Marketing Coordinator
Tracey Derico Office Manager
Katie Bishop
Rowing Operations Intern
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James A. Comodeca Mary Eisnaugle Greg Holman Michael Moore Payal Patel Dan Solazzo Jeff Sperry Chuck Tilbury Jerry Yeatts
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To our visitors:
On behalf of the residents of Clermont County, we are delighted to welcome the USRowing National Championships back to Clermont County! Harsha Lake, in beautiful East Fork State Park, is among the top competitive rowing sites in the United States. USRowing recognizes this, and we appreciate the collaboration between USRowing and the Clermont County Convention & Visitors Bureau that resulted in an agreement that will bring the championship here through 2021.
This event brings an influx of visitors into our County and Greater Cincinnati. Not only does this provide a boost to the local economy, it also allows our visitors to spread the word – beautiful Clermont County welcomes its guests with open arms! Good luck to all the competitors! We know we’ll see some of you at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. But all of you, just by being here, have demonstrated remarkable ability and determination. We wish you the best! Sincerely,
David L. Painter, President
Board of County Commissioners
Edwin H. Humphrey, Vice President Board of County Commissioners
Claire B. Corcoran, Member
Board of County Commissioners
To all USRowing Regatta Fans and Competitors:
As a lifelong sailor and boating enthusiast, I could not be more excited to welcome rowers and spectators alike to our beautiful state! All of us at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) have been looking forward to this event for months, and we’re excited to be a part of rowing history. I’m so impressed by this strong commitment to USRowing and to the development of our youth that brings us together at East Fork State Park. Clermont County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, our park staff, and numerous volunteers have worked tirelessly to make this event one of the nation’s best rowing events, to feature the premier natural rowing course in North America, and to showcase the nation’s best competitors.
Whether you are one of the 2,000 participating athletes or one of the 15,000 spectators at this year’s National Championships, I am confident you will have an enjoyable experience while visiting East Fork State Park. I hope you take the time to explore our wonderful natural resources throughout the region. East Fork State Park has 4,870 acres to explore with 131 total trail miles that include bridle, mountain biking, and hiking, all with amazing scenery. To the spectators we hope you enjoy your visit to the Queen City. To the competitors, we wish you all the best of luck. Best Regards,
Lance Hopkins, Park Manager
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Dear USRowing National Championships Participants and Supporters:
On behalf of the board of directors, staff, coaches, athletes and membership of USRowing, I would like to welcome you to the 2019 USRowing National Championships at Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio.
Most recently known as the USRowing Club National Championships, the USRowing National Championships has dropped “Club� from its title to reflect the reintegration of the elite-level race categories to the event. The regatta now features racing in the under 17, under 19, intermediate and senior/elite categories. In total, national championship racing is being offered in 88 events including 14 different para/adaptive rowing race categories, and more than 2,000 athletes from member organizations across the country will compete over the six days.
In addition, the USRowing National Championships will serve as the final regatta in leg one of the 2019 U.S. Lotman Challenge. Created by the Philadelphia Gold Challenge Cup Federation to help promote and develop sculling in the United States, the 2019 challenge will cover three different race distances over the course of the year. Leg one of the challenge is comprised of three separate USRowing regattas to select the top seven male and female open weight single scullers to move on to leg two at the Head of the Charles. The 2019 Lotman Challenge culminates with the U.S. Lotman Challenge Final on October 26 at Cooper River Park in Camden, N.J. USRowing would like to thank our partners from the Clermont County Convention and Visitors Bureau for putting on this event. We also would like to thank the team of volunteers for making this event a reality. Without your help, we would not be able to put on this event. Finally, we would like to thank our corporate partners and event sponsors. Their support is instrumental to our organization and to this event. Thank you for coming and good luck this week! Sincerely,
Patrick McNerney
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USRowing & Harsha Lake: A Winning Combination
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he 2019 USRowing National Championships mark the latest entry in a long line of rowing events at Harsha Lake. Over the last three decades, the lake has hosted everything from the USRowing Youth National Championships to the Midwest Junior Rowing Championships, the National Collegiate Rowing Championships, and several other races.
In 1983, the National Collegiate Rowing Championships began a 13year run, ending in 1996. In 1995, USRowing entered the fray, holding the USRowing Youth National Championships at the lake until 2010.
The USRowing Club National Championships were held at the lake from 2015-2017. This year, “Club” has been dropped from the name as a result of the reintroduction of elite-level races to the event. USRowing is a nonprofit membership organization recognized by the United States
Olympic Committee as the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States.
USRowing selects, trains and manages the teams that represent the U.S. in international competition including the world championships, Pan American Games and Olympics. More than 83,000 individuals and 1,350 organizations strong, USRowing serves and promotes the sport on all levels of competition. USRowing membership reflects the spectrum of American rowers – juniors, collegians, masters and those who row for recreation, competition or fitness. In 1982, the United States Rowing Association was formed by the merger of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, founded in 1872, and the National Women’s Rowing Association, established in the early 1960s. USRowing brought these two organizations together with a name incorporating both men and women and reflecting the broader interests of rowing. In 1985, the organization moved
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from Philadelphia to Indianapolis, home of several other Olympic sport governing bodies. In 1994, Indianapolis became the first U.S. city to host a world rowing championship. In 2006, USRowing moved its corporate headquarters to Princeton, N.J. USRowing registers more than 200 regattas across the country each year, ensuring they are run under specific safety guidelines. The association also provides programs to educate referees and coaches. USRowing stages four national regattas annually: the USRowing National Championships, USRowing Masters National Championships, USRowing Youth National Championships and USRowing Indoor National Championships. USRowing also conducts regional championships and national team selection events. USRowing is a member of the United States Olympic Committee and Federation Internationale des Societes D’Aviron (FISA), the international rowing federation.
Why Harsha Lake? The 2019 event’s return to Harsha Lake signals the region’s spot as one of the premier venues for rowing in the United States. There are several factors that contribute to this, according to Queen City Rowing’s Pedro Palacios.
Palacios has been rowing in the region for over a decade, and he said the location of the lake is one of its more appealing features. According to the Clermont County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, 60 percent of the United States is within a one-day drive. “It’s right next to I-275,” Palacios said. “You have a lot of states close to Cincinnati, and all the schools and programs that come from the Midwest.” Palacios praised the course itself, highlighting several key features that make the venue an appealing one.
“It’s a very nice course,” Palacios said. “The beach, as a spectator, you can see about 500 meters of the last portion of the race.” The course has lanes for seven races, which is a must-have for a competition at this level. The lake is also long enough to give rowers ample time to wind down after the race and safely return the boat to the docks. In addition, the calm waters and lack of wind place the onus on the rowers themselves to propel the boat, eliminating outside factors.
Outside of the natural features, there are some man-made improvements to the course that make it a strong host site.
The Matt Maupin Pavilion was dedicated in 2007, and in the years since, improvements have been made to rest rooms, concession stands, docks and other areas.
The new starting platform for the judges will be an excellent feature. The support from the Clermont County CVB, ODNR, and East Fork State Park staff have been key to all of this.”
The Lotman Challenge
The 2017 USRowing Club National Championships in Bethel marked the start of a new era in the rowing world. That event was the first in the Lotman Challenge, a threerace competition created by the Philadelphia Gold Challenge Cup Federation to help promote and develop sculling in the United States. The 2019 Challenge will cover three different race distances over the course of the year, identifying America’s premier scullers. Leg one of the challenge is comprised of three separate USRowing regattas to select the top seven male and female open weight single scullers
to move on to leg two at the Head of the Charles. The USRowing National Championships serve as the final regatta in leg one. The winners in the open single sculls in Bethel will advance to the next leg of the challenge. The first six scullers were selected through USRowing’s National Team Trials in the single and double sculls. The 2019 Lotman Challenge culminates with the U.S. Lotman Challenge Final on October 26 at Cooper River Park in Camden, N.J.
The U.S. Lotman Challenge carries the distinction of being the only race offering a substantial cash prize to the top scoring male and female rowers, continuing to both attract and support America’s top rowers. Upon the conclusion of the Challenge, the top four scoring athletes will receive prizes of $8,000 for first place, $6,000 for second place, $4,000 for third place, and $2,000 for fourth place. In the instance that an athlete wins all three legs outright, he/she will be awarded $10,000.
Did You Know? • Rowing was the first intercollegiate sport contested in the United States. The first rowing race was between Harvard and Yale in 1852. • The first rowing club in the U.S. was the Detroit Boat Club, founded in 1839. • The first amateur sport organization was a rowing club – Philadelphia’s Schuylkill Navy, founded in 1858.
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2018 USRowing Club Team Points Trophies
Colgan Cup Overall Team Points Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesper Boat Club Sulgar-Barnes Men’s Points Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesper Boat Club Marion D. Ventura Women’s Points Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesper Boat Club
2018 National Champions by Event
Women’s Under 17 Single Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y Quad Cities Men’s Under 19 Quadruple Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maritime Rowing Club Women’s Under 19 Double Sculls . . . . . . . Oklahoma City High Performance Center Men’s Under 17 Double Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Niskayuna Boat Club Women’s Under 19 Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U18 Girls’ High Performance Team Men’s Under 19 Four with Coxswain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenwich Crew Women’s Under 17 Four with Coxswain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U17 Development Team Men’s Under 17 Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U17 Racing Team - Ashland Women’s Under 17 Quadruple Sculls . . . . . . . . . U18 Girls’ High Performance Team Men’s Under 19 Single Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayland-Weston Rowing Association Women’s Under 19 Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Greenwich Composite Men’s Under 19 Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maritime Rowing Club Women’s Under 19 Single Sculls . . . . . . . . Oklahoma City High Performance Center Women’s Under 19 Four . . . . . . . . . Princeton National Rowing Association / Mercer Men’s Under 17 Single Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Neck Academy Women’s Under 17 Double Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y Quad Cities Composite Men’s Under 19 Double Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maritime Rowing Club Men’s Under 19 Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U18 Boys’ High Performance Team Men’s Under 17 Four with Coxswain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U17 Racing Team - Ashland Women’s Under 19 Four with Coxswain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBC Racing Women’s Under 17 Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U18 Girls’ High Performance Team Men’s Under 19 Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenwich Crew Women’s Under 19 Quadruple Sculls . . . Oklahoma City High Performance Center Men’s Under 17 Quadruple Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U17 Racing Team - Sarasota B Women’s Intermediate Quadruple Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARION Men’s Intermediate Double Sculls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penn Athletic Club Men’s Intermediate Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Athletic Club Men’s Intermediate Lightweight Quadruple Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesper Boat Club Men’s Intermediate Lightweight Four with Coxswain . . . . New York Athletic Club Women’s Intermediate Lightweight Double Sculls . . . . . . Y Quad Cities Composite Women’s Intermediate Four with Coxswain . . . . . . . U19 Women’s Selection Camp Men’s Intermediate Pair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle Area Rowing Association
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National Championship Results Women’s Intermediate Single Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarasota Crew Men’s Intermediate Lightweight Single Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . Maritime Rowing Club Women’s Intermediate Lightweight Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Potomac Composite Men’s Intermediate Lightweight Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesper Boat Club Men’s Intermediate Quadruple Sculls . . . Oklahoma City High Performance Center Women’s Intermediate Double Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARION Women’s Intermediate Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U19 Women’s Selection Camp Men’s Intermediate Four with Coxswain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Athletic Club Women’s Intermediate Lightweight Quadruple Sculls . . . . . . . . . Vesper Boat Club Men’s Intermediate Lightweight Double Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARION Women’s Intermediate Lightweight Four w/Coxswain . . Row West Racing Camp Men’s Intermediate Lightweight Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota Development Camp Women’s Intermediate Lightweight Single Sculls . . . . .Southern Cal. Scullers Club Men’s Intermediate Single Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maritime Rowing Club Women’s Intermediate Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Greenwich Composite Women’s Elite / Senior Single Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Potomac Boat Club Men’s Elite / Senior Single Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unaffiliated Women’s Elite / Senior Lightweight Single Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unaffiliated Men’s Elite / Senior Lightweight Single Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unaffiliated Women’s Elite / Senior Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Greenwich Composite Men’s Elite / Senior Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mendota Development Camp Men’s Elite / Senior Lightweight Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesper Boat Club Women’s Elite / Senior Double Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARION Men’s Elite / Senior Double Sculls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARION Women’s Elite / Senior Lightweight Double Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesper Boat Club Men’s Elite / Senior Lightweight Double Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesper Boat Club Women’s Elite / Senior Four. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U19 Women’s Selection Camp Men’s Elite / Senior Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mendota Development Camp Men’s Elite / Senior Lightweight Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michigan Rowing Association Women’s Elite / Senior Four with Coxswain . . . . . . Columbus Development Camp Men’s Elite / Senior Four with Coxswain . . . . . . . . Seattle Area Rowing Association Women’s Elite / Senior Quadruple Sculls . . . . . . . . . . Penn Athletic Club Composite Men’s Elite / Senior Quadruple Sculls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penn Athletic Club Women’s Elite / Senior Lightweight Quadruple Sculls . . . . . . . . . Vesper Boat Club Men’s Elite / Senior Lightweight Quadruple Sculls . . . . . . New York Athletic Club Men’s Elite / Senior Lightweight Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesper Boat Club Women’s Elite / Senior Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michigan Rowing Association Men’s Elite / Senior Eight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michigan Rowing Association
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The History of East Fork State Park
2019 NATIONAL REGA
East Fork Reservoir was created in 1978 as a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ flood control program for the Ohio River Valley.
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East Fork State Park is located in the Little Miami River Basin. The park is a total of 4,870 acres, making it one of the largest state parks in Ohio.
TEAM TENT CITY
Roughly 94 miles of trails can be found throughout the park and a 1,200-foot swimming beach features showers, restrooms and a vending area.
VENDORS
Over the last few hundred years, the area around the park has evolved. Indian tribes like the Adena and the Erie once called the area home, and a mound near Elklick Road is believed to have been built by the Adena. The “Old Bethel Church” in the park dates to the 1860s. The nearby cemetery is home to the maternal grandparents of President Ulysses S. Grant.
Various plant life can be found in the region, including purple coneflowers, bluestem grass and various types of trees. Animals that you can spot in the park include white tailed deer, red and gray fox, weasel, mink, muskrat, bobwhite quail, cottontail rabbit and more.
FOOD PAVILIO
PARKING
REGISTRATION USRowing Headquarters
LEGEND Shuttle pick up and drop off Restrooms
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ATTA VENUE LAYOUT
HIT THE TRAIL
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4 Things to do at East Fork State Park East Fork State Park is home to the 32-mile Steven Newman Worldwalker Perimeter Trail, which circles the lake and can be used by hikers, backpackers, and equestrians. The park has four hiking-only trails and two backpacking trails. If bicycling is more your thing, East Fork State Park has more than nine miles of mountain biking trails available. Visit parks. ohiodnr.gov/eastfork for interactive trail and bike maps.
RECOVERY
LAUNCH EMT
HAVE A PICNIC
East Fork State Park has eight different picnic areas located around the park. Tables, grills and drinking water are provided at each location. In addition, three picnic shelters are available throughout the park.
PARKING
TRY GEOCACHING
Have you heard of Geocaching? Think of a family fun outdoor scavenger hunt. Geocaching takes advantage of GPS capabilities, allowing people to hide ‘caches,’ which are usually waterproof containers with trinkets or other items inside. There’s a cache hidden at East Fork State Park. Can you find it?
TEAM TRAILER PARKING
COOL OFF ON THE WATER
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East Fork State Park offers quality fishing and boating. Both largemouth and smallmouth bass, bluegill and crappie can be found in the lake. More fun can be had on the water, as Harhsa Lake has 2,160 acres of water. A total of six boat ramps are located throughout the area, and boat swimming is permitted near the Tate boat ramp.
ROWING 101 If
you are new to the sport of rowing, this guide will give you the basics on the different types of rowing, seasonal differences, equipment, and more!
The Events
Events are divided into two disciplines: sweep rowing and sculling, and two categories within those: lightweight and open.
Sculling and Sweep Rowing Athletes with two oars – one in each hand – are scullers. There are three sculling events: the single – 1x (one person), the double – 2x (two) and the quad – 4x (four). Athletes with only one oar are sweep rowers. Sweep boats may
or may not carry a coxswain (pronounced cox-n) to steer and be the on-the-water coach. In boats without coxswains, one of the rowers steers by moving the rudder with his or her foot. Sweep rowers come in pairs with a coxswain (2+) and pairs without (2-), fours with a coxswain (4+) and fours without (4-) and the eight (8+), which always carries a coxswain. The eight is the fastest boat on the water. A world-level men’s eight is capable of moving almost 14 miles per hour.
Athletes are identified by their seat in the boat. The athlete in bow is seat No. 1. That’s the person who crosses the finish line first (which makes it easy to remember – first across the line is No. 1 seat). The person in front of the bow is No. 2, then No. 3, 14
No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8, a.k.a. the stroke. The stroke of the boat must be a strong rower with excellent technique, since the stroke sets the rhythm and number of strokes per minute the rest of the crew must follow. Lightweight and Open Weight
An athlete of any weight can enter the open categories, although the average woman in an open race will approach 6’2″ in height and an average open weight man 6’6″. Lightweight men cannot weigh more than 160 pounds. Lightweight women cannot weigh more than 130 pounds. Lightweights row the same events as open weight athletes, except that other than the men’s
lightweight eight, they do not carry coxswains, so there is no lightweight 2+ or 4+.
The Race
All events at the FISA World Championships and Olympic Games are 2,000 meters, or approximately 1.25 miles. The racecourse is divided into six or seven lanes and each 500-meter section is marked with buoys.
The race begins with all boats aligned at the start in the lanes they’ve been assigned. Individuals in each lane hold the stern of each boat steady while an official, known as the aligner, ensures that each boat is even with the others and squarely facing the course.
Each crew is allowed one false start; two means disqualification. If within the first 100 meters there is legitimate equipment breakage (e.g., an oar snaps in two), the race will be stopped and restarted with repaired equipment. The stroke rate (the number of rowing strokes per minute that a crew is taking) is high at the start – maybe 45 to even 50 for an eight; 38 to 42 for a single scull. Then, the crew will “settle” into the body of the race and drop the rating back – 38 to 40 for an eight; 32-36 for a single. The coach and the way the race is going determine when the crew will sprint but finishing stroke rates of 46+ in the last 200 meters aren’t unheard of. However, higher stroke rates are not always indicative of speed.
Unlike canoe/kayak competitions, rowers are allowed to leave their lanes without penalty, as long as they do not interfere with anyone else’s opportunity to win. An official follows the crews to ensure safety and fairness.
hands away from the body and past the knees. The body follows the hands and the sliding seat moves forward, until, knees bent, the rower is ready for the next catch.
The Stroke
Oars
The whole body is involved in moving a shell through the water. Although rowing tends to look like an upper body sport, the strength of the rowing stroke comes from the legs.
Oars move the boat through the water and act as balancers. Sweep oars are longer than sculler’s oars and have wooden handles instead of rubber grips. The shaft of the oar is made of extremely lightweight carbon fiber instead of the heavier wood used years ago.
The stroke is made up of four parts: Catch, Drive, Finish and Recovery. As the stroke begins, the rower is coiled forward on the sliding seat, with knees bent and arms outstretched. At the catch, the athlete drops the oarblade vertically into the water.
At the beginning of the drive, the body position doesn’t change – all the work is done by the legs. As the upper body begins to uncoil, the arms begin their work, drawing the oarblades through the water. Continuing the drive, the rowers move their hands quickly into the body, which by this time is in a slight “layback” position, requiring strong abdominal muscles. During the finish, the oar handle is moved down, drawing the oarblade out of the water. At the same time, the rower “feathers” the oar – turning the oar handle – so that the oarblade changes from a vertical position to a horizontal one. The oar remains out of the water as the rower begins recovery, moving the 15
The Equipment
The popular “hatchet” blade – named because of its cleaverlike shape – is about 20 percent larger than previous blades. Its larger surface area has made it the almost-universal choice among world-level rowers. Boats
All rowing boats can be called shells. Rowing boats with scullers in them (each person having two oars) are called sculls, e.g., single scull, double scull, quadruple
SCULLING BOATS
SWEEP BOATS
Synchronization. Rowers strive for perfect synchronization in the boat. Clean catches of the oarblade. If you see a lot of splash, the oarblades aren’t entering the water correctly. The catch should happen at the end of the recovery, when the hands are as far ahead of the rower as possible. Rowers who uncoil before they drop the oarblades are sacrificing speed and not getting a complete drive.
scull. So, all sculls are shells but not vice versa! Originally made of wood (and many beautifully crafted wooden boats are made today), newer boats – especially those used in competition – are made of honeycombed carbon fiber. They are light and appear fragile but are crafted to be strong and stiff in the water.
The smallest boat – the single scull – is approximately 27 feet long and as narrow as 10 inches across. At 58 feet, the eight is the longest boat on the water.
The oars are attached to the boat with riggers, which provide a fulcrum for the levering action of rowing. Generally, sweep rowers sit in configurations that have the oars alternating from side to side along the boat.
Race Watching
The crew that’s making it look easy is most likely the one doing the best job. While you’re watching, look for – continuous, fluid motion of the rowers. The rowing motion shouldn’t have a discernible end or beginning. 16
Even oarblade feathering. When the blades are brought out of the water, they should all move horizontally close to the water and at the same height. It’s not easy, especially if the water is rough.
The most consistent speed. Shells don’t move like a car – they’re slowest at the catch, quickest at the release. The good crews time the catch at just the right moment to maintain the speed of the shell. If a crew “catches a crab,” it means the oarblade has entered the water at an angle instead of perpendicularly. The oarblade gets caught under the surface and will slow or even stop a shell. A “Power 10” is a call by the coxswain for 10 of the crew’s best, most powerful strokes. Good coxswains read the course to know how many strokes remain for their crew to count down to the finish.
Crews are identified by their oarblade design. The USA blades are red on top and blue on the bottom, with a white triangle at the tip.
Coxswains don’t now and probably never did yell “stroke! stroke!” Similar to a jockey, their job is to implement the coach’s strategy during the race, in addition to steering and letting the rowers know where they stand in the race and what they need to do to win.
Rowing looks graceful, elegant and sometimes effortless when it’s done well. Don’t be fooled. Rowers haven’t been called the world’s most physicallyfit athletes for nothing. A 2,000-meter rowing race demands virtually everything a human being can physically
bring to an athletic competition – aerobic ability, technical talent, exceptional mental discipline, ability to utilize oxygen efficiently and in huge amounts, balance, pain tolerance, and the ability to continue to work when the body is demanding that you stop.
Did You Know? • In 1999, the U.S. men’s eight won its third consecutive gold medal at the world championships, a first in U.S. history. • In 2004, the U.S. men’s eight won gold at the At the 2012 London Olympic Games, the U.S. women’s eight won gold. At the Paralympics, the U.S. won bronze in the trunk and arms mixed double, a first in U.S. history.
• At the 2016 Rio Olympics, the U.S. women’s eight won gold, and the women’s single won silver. At the Paralympics, the U.S. won silver in the legs, trunk and arms four. • In 2016, the women’s win in the eight at the Olympics extended their winning streak to 11 in international competition.
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